Belleville West is 1-9 against Edwardsville since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Belleville West Maroons will face off against the Edwardsville Tigers at 6:15 p.m. Belleville West is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
Last Thursday, Belleville West had just enough and edged Belleville East out 2-1.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Belleville West got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-27, 25-17.
Belleville West found their leader in underclassman Mia Leech, who had seven digs.
Meanwhile, Edwardsville came up short against St. Joseph's Academy on Tuesday and fell 2-0. The Tigers have struggled against the Angels recently, as their game on Tuesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Edwardsville was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-21.
Belleville West is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Edwardsville, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Belleville West has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Edwardsville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Belleville West beat Edwardsville 2-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Belleville West repeat their success, or does Edwardsville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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